New deputies sworn in by sheriff's office

Monday

Apr 14, 2014 at 3:15 AMApr 14, 2014 at 8:01 PM

DOVER — Three deputies were sworn in during a brief ceremony at the Strafford County Sheriff's Office April 1. Michael Sullivan, Edward Levesque and Paul Callaghan are the newest additions to the department.

By Kimberley Haaskhaas@fosters.com

DOVER — Three deputies were sworn in during a brief ceremony at the Strafford County Sheriff's Office April 1.

Michael Sullivan, Edward Levesque and Paul Callaghan are the newest additions to the department. All three men were sworn in by Sheriff David Dubois.

Sullivan, 51, of Rochester, is the current security force manager with the New Hampshire Air National Guard at Pease Air Force Base. He has been serving in the military since 1981.

Sullivan has also worked as an officer with the Newington Police Department since 1988.

Dubois said Sullivan will be assigned to inmate transportation duties at the Sheriff's Office.

Levesque, 53, of Madbury, started his career in law enforcement with the United States Army Military Police. He has worked in the seacoast area for over 20 years, serving on the Lee, Durham and University of New Hampshire police departments.

As a deputy, Levesque will be working in investigations, Dubois said.

Callaghan, 50, of Rochester, also has over two decades of law enforcement experience. He was a member of the Rochester Police Department before he was named chief of police in Kittery, Maine.

Callaghan earned a Master of Public Administration degree from UNH in 2004. Dubois said he will be assigned to inmate transportation and court security as a deputy.

Sullivan, Levesque and Callaghan will join a staff of 49 sworn in deputies. Twenty deputies work full or part time on a regular basis for the department. The rest are on a per diem basis.

Members of the Sheriff's Department are looking forward to taking advantage of the experience level each new deputy brings to the table, Dubois said.